Safari is Apple's web browser. Please specify in your question if you are using it under Windows, since it is more popular under OS X.
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Why does Chrome sets itself as default browser instead of Safari?
I have tried setting the default browser in Safari's Preferences window to Safari. However, each time I start Chrome, it sets itself to be the default browser. Any solutions on how to reset the ...
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Safari drag drop download
On previous versions of OS X I used to be able to go to a file in Safari, click and drag on the favicon and take it over to my downloads window, which would then download that file.
So for instance ...
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WebKit browsers not loading websites resources properly
WebKit browsers aren't loading images, css, or JavaScript properly. In some cases I have to refresh a couple of times for all resources show up properly. There is no clear pattern; it is random. I ...
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Is it possible to zoom out in Safari on iPad 2?
I am attempting to view a large internal webpage in safari, and some of the content overflows off the screen.
In desktop browsers, ctl+'-' would do the trick, but the touch interface has me ...
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Can I have both iCloud-synced and local-only Safari bookmarks?
Can I have some Safari bookmarks synced via iCloud to other computers and at the same time have some that are just local to my computer? If so, what is the best way to do that?
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Uninstall non-loaded extension from Safari
When opening Safari I get this error:
Now I want to uninstall this extension, however it doesn't show up in the Extensions preferences:
How do I uninstall this?
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Safari (6) and HTTPS
Is there any method to make Safari (6) trying to connect to a website with HTTPS connection and switch to HTTP if HTTPS is not supported?
(See HTTPS Everywhere for Firefox).
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Is there a way to force a remote refresh via the iOS 6 Remote Web Inspector?
I'm using iOS 6's new remote web inspector feature, which is pretty nice.
Is there a way of forcing a page refresh on the remote iOS device from the desktop - it's just a bit easier then reaching ...
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Fix Safari 6 Address Bar Selection Behavior
This is probably just something I have to live with, but with Safari 6 Apple made the address bar different from every other text field on the OS, in that a single click (at least when it's displaying ...
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Safari will not let me delete saved passwords
I'm leaving my current company and want to clear saved passwords from Safari. I go to Preferences -> Passwords, select all of my accounts, and click Remove All. Doesn't work. I try to do them one at a ...
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Is JavaScript secure? [closed]
I have a couple of websites I have to use that require Java so I am leaving it on in Java Preferences.app, disabling it on all browsers bar one that will only be used for those sites. Am I safe to ...
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How to move bookmarks *with icons* from Firefox to Safari
I dumped my old Dell for a new MacBook Pro. Firefox looks gawdawful on my retina display, so I'm trying Safari. I had 20+ bookmarks in FF's Bookmarks Toolbar. Each had it's own icon, either grabbed ...
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Is it possible to get Safari of Mountain Lion running on Lion?
I noticed the difference in Safari 6.0 in Lion and Mountain Lion. In Lion it is Safari v 6.0 (7536.25) where as in Mountain Lion it is 8536.25.. The way safari works is also a bit different, for ...
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Can Safari copy both the URL and page title during a drag-and-drop?
I frequently want to paste a URL and page title into a document or email message. When I drag and drop a URL from Safari and other browsers (by dragging the URL icon) I see the page title being ...
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Auto configuration of mail/calendar/contacts?
First day when I launched my Mac mini (OS X Lion) and started to use Safari - at some point it asked me (during the login procedure to the Gmail account) if I want to auto configure ...
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Now that “Activity” is gone from Safari, how do I find and download a streaming flv file on a Mac?
Is there a plugin (for any browser) anyone can recommend? An app?
It seems like all browsers got rid of this easy resource tracking feature (Chrome too).
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Chrome vs Safari performance for OSX 10.8 [closed]
I thought to give chrome a try as I often get into webpages that don't render/work properly on Safari,and I have to switch. Even though I didn't notice any significant differences in speed etc, I did ...
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How can I filter http requests by type in Safari 6 Developer Tools?
In older versions of Safari and Chrome you can filter http requests to only show xhr requests for example. This seems to have been removed in the Safari 6 developer tools.
Am I missing something, an ...
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What determines a local file's MIME type?
When a local file is opened in Safari or -- more important to my situation -- a custom application that uses a WebView for display, what decides on the MIME type to associate with the resulting file ...
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Safari 6 refreshes when I go back
I have this annoying problem with Safari 6, each time I go back or forward (both the toolbar buttons or two singer swipe) the tab refreshes. Here is a quick video to illustrate the problem: ...
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How to troubleshoot web errors on the Apple developer forum?
I have an AppleID and paid $99 dollars to enroll in the iOS Developer program. I tried creating new thread in iOS Developer Forum but end up in blank white screen. I couldn't see anything on the ...
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How can I remove the Reading List column in Safari?
How can I get rid of the Reading List column in Safari when I read a webpage? It takes up too much space on the page.
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Can the Safari 6 omnibar search be changed from google.com to google.co.uk?
How can I change it so when I search using the omnibar it searches google.co.uk and not google.com.
For example when I want to look at prices for a product, I use the omnibar to search google but it ...
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Can the default font size for “Email this Page” text be changed in Mountain Lion?
In Mountain Lion, Safari has a new method of "Email this Page" which opens up a new mail message where the web content can be shown as a page, pdf, or a link.
If one chooses "Link", the font type and ...
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How do I maximize the Safari window all the way? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do you maximize windows?
The green maximise window button in Safari.app is doing a "smart" maximise instead of using the full area available. So in most cases, it ...
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Is there a way to sync bookmarks between chrome and safari on an ongoing basis?
I know that chrome can sync bookmarks to other installs and versions of chrome, and that safari can sync to other installs and versions of safari, but can I make them sync to each other? It can be ...
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Is there a way to temporarily allow popups in Safari 6 without going into Preferences?
If I know I'm about to click on a link that will pop up a window that I want, is there a modifier key or anything I can do to temporarily allow the popup to appear, without going into Safari's ...
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Can Safari be configured to not hide the full URL path in the omnibar? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Fading of the URL in Safari 6's Unified Search and URL Field
How to fix Safari 6 on Mountain Lion that doesn't show the full URL in the address bar unless I click ...
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How to completely disable password saving in Safari?
Safari keeps asking if I want to save passwords whenever I submit a login form.
Is there any way to disable this password saving feature completely?
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How do I prevent TGZ archives from being automatically un-gzipped upon download?
I use Safari on Mac OS Lion, and one behavior I find rather annoying is that it insists on automatically un-gzipping TGZ archives when I download them. It doesn't untar them; it just uncompresses ...
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Safari 6.0 Rendering problems
I have a 2011 MacBook Pro with OS X 10.8 I have noticed a lot of rendering issues in Gmail, and Google instant. It seems related to JavaScript. Has anyone had this problem and is there a solution?
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How to fix Safari 6 on Mountain Lion that doesn't show the full URL in the address bar unless I click it?
For instance, Ask Question page URL on this site is shown as apple.stackexchange.com, but when I focus on address bar, it becomes apple.stackexchange.com/questions/ask.
I tried resetting and ...
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How to fix Safari print preview crash after upgrade to Mountain Lion?
After upgrading to Mountain Lion, opening the print dialog in Safari.
Printing was fine before the upgrade. Also printing still works in my VMs under Parallels.
How to fix Safari print preview crash ...
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Safari: stop hiding tabs
I can't use safari and continue using chrome only because of 1 reason:
chrome doesn't hides tabs (when there are too many of them)
I just want to act safari like this
And not like this
Is there ...
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How do I get the white star back in top site in Safari 6.0 in Mountain Lion?
The white does not appear in top sites in safari 6.0 in Mountain Lion.
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Safari 5.1.7 will not open on OS X 10.7.4. It starts but does not complete opening [closed]
Safari 5.1.7 will not open on OS X 10.7.4. It starts but does not complete opening. Then it stops but does not hang.
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Is there a way to disable “Top Hits” in the Safari 6 address bar?
The Top Hits section of the suggested results list that appears when I type in the Safari address bar proposes sites that are way off base.
Is there a way to remove Top Hits from the address bar's ...
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Is there a Safari 5 download still on apple.com somewhere?
My friend's mother-in-law upgraded to Safari 6 and is now panicking because she doesn't have separate address and search fields. Is there somewhere on apple.com where she can download a Safari 5 ...
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Possible to disable custom Javascript keybindings in Safari?
I have a couple of decades experience using Emacs, so the Emacs-like keybindings for text editing on Mac OS X are very nice. Unfortunately, some websites (ahem) choose to override these with ...
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How to change Safari 6 Reader font?
In Safari 5 you could just change the Reader.html file inside of the Safari.app to use a sans-serif font.
This Reader.html does not exist in Safari 6.
How do I manage to change the font of Safari ...
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How do I disable images in Safari 6.0?
In Safari 6.0 the 'Appearance' tab from 'Preferences' was omitted.
How can I now switch “Display images when the page opens” on/off ?
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Preview auto-open of PNG files after being downloaded from Safari
How can I make PNG files be automatically opened after being downloaded from Safari?
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Understand “Open in browser” vs “Open in Preview” for PDF files
When I click on a link to a PDF file, sometimes the PDF document opens in the Safari browser window, and sometimes it opens a new window and opens the PDF document in the Preview application.
Is ...
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Safari won't open after Lion?
I just finished upgrading to Lion from SL and Safari won't open. When I click it, the app bounces in the dock for a moment then a box pops up and says
Safari quit unexpectedly.
Click Reopen to open ...
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In iOS Safari, why aren't the Facebook social plugin cookies blocked, in spite of the “from visited” option?
In my iPad, the cookie setting for Safari is set to "from visited", which should block all third party cookies. But if I am not logged out of Facebook, then from any third party webpage that uses the ...
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Mac OS X 10.7.4 Mail Client triggers Opera for external links in email
I would like to have Safari open any links in email messages. However it seems that Opera has hijacked this and I can't see any property that can change this. Any ideas?
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Safari 6: Replaces all instances of font X with font Y
A certain website that I sometimes frequent for Oracle information uses a lot of Courier New.
This looks horrible in Safari. Is there a way I can always force Safari to substitute Andale Mono or ...
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How to make Safari remember my password for sites where autocomplete=off?
Safari will remember my password on most sites, if I ask it to. However, some "high-security" sites disable this functionality. I want to override their override, and have Safari remember my ...
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Quickly Access Safari 6 Bookmark & History Address Bar Suggestions with the Keyboard?
With the new combined address/search bar in Safari 6, I'm wondering if there's a way to quickly choose an option from the Bookmarks & History suggestions using the keyboard. Or some way to have ...
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Keyboard shortcut stopped working in Safari 6.0
I've created a custom keyboard shortcut for entering and exiting fullscreen in the keyboard preferences menu.
This stopped working for Safari 6.0 after I upgraded to Mountain Lion. I had the beta ...
